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TOY FIGURE Filed Aug. 26, 1953 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORS ERVIN .D.SVANN AND .NILTON cruRvlTZ vBY 2 32 ATTORNEYS Oct. 2, 1956 E. D. SWANNETAL 7 2,764,842

TOY FIGURE Filed Aug. 26, 1953 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 FIG. 8.

INVENTORS E'RWIN .D-SVANN AND H-MILTDN OIIRWITZ ATTORNEYS TQY FIGUREErwin D. Swann and Harry Milton Gurwitz, New York, N. Y., assignors toSchenley Industries, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of DelawareApplication August 26, 1953, Serial No. 376,682 8 Claims. (Cl. 46-157)My invention relates to a new and improved advertising display.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an advertisingdisplay which shows a rider figure upon an animal.

A particular object of this invention is to provide a composite figureof this type which can be made of flat blanks or parts, which may bemade of cardboard or other suitable flat materials which may beresilient and bendable, and which can be made and assembled convenientlyand at low cost.

Numerous additional objects and advantages and features of thisinvention are set forth in the annexed description and drawings whichillustrate a perferred embodiment thereof.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation which shows the complete assembled device.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view which shows the various blanks which are usedfor making the head and the hat of the rider.

Fig. 3 is an assembly view which shows the assembly of the parts of Fig.2.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view which shows the blanks for making the toyfigure of the steed and a part of the body of the rider.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view which shows the blanks which are used formaking the remainder of the body of the rider.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a blank which is used as a part of theframe of the device.

Fig. 7 shows the blank of Fig. 6 in set-up form and it also shows theblanks of certain auxiliary parts.

Fig. 8 shows the blank for making the main part of the frame of thedevice.

Fig. 9 is a rear assembly view which shows the frame of the device andits support.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the pedestal of the support and of apart of the support.

Before commencing the detailed description of the invention, thefollowing generally applicable information should be noted. The drawingsare approximately to scale and show the relative positions of the slots,holes and other parts. All of the blanks are flat and they may be madeof bendable cardboard or other suitable material. In the assembleddevice of the present invention, the tongues are preferably constructedto fit frictionally in their respective slots. All of the holes whichare in registry with each other when the device is assembled have beendesignated with the same basic reference letter, each one of the holesbeing given a difierent subscript, such as L1, L2, etc. The fasteningmember which extends through each group of registering holes has beendesignated by the respective basic reference letter. Thus, the fasteningmember L extends through the registering holes L1, L2, and other holesof this set. For purposes of clarity of understanding, the specificationhas been divided into sections, each of which describes a part of thedevice of the present invention. 1

nited States Patent 0 2,764,842 Patented Oct. 2, 1956 Body of the animalfigure In this embodiment of the present invention, the animal figure isshaped to simulate a bull.

In Fig. 4 is shown the main body blank 1, which includes two front legs2 and 2a, and a single rear leg 3. The main body blank 1 is formed withholes H4, G5, F4, L3, and M2, for purposes appearing hereinafter.

Adjacent to the front end of the main body blank 1 there is formed avertically extending slot 6. Below and rearwardly of the slot 6, themain body blank 1 is provided with a rearwardly inclined U-shaped slot4, which defines a U-shaped bendable tongue 5 adapted to be swung out ofthe plane of the body blank 1. Adjacent to its rear end, the body blank1 is formed with a vertically extending slot 6a and a tab or tongue 7bendable perpendicular to the body blank, the tab or tongue beingpositioned below and rearwardly of the slot 6a and defined by the cutoutportion 7a.

There is also shown in Fig. 4 an auxiliary body blank 8, which has :asingle rear leg 3a. The auxiliary body blank 8 is provided adjacent toits uppermost portion with a vertically extending tongue 9, a throughhole M1 rearwardly of and below the tongue 9, and a diagonal score line10 extending between the tongue 9 and hole M1 to permit easy bending orfolding of the auxiliary body.

In making the assembly between the blanks 1 and 8, the tongue 9 isinserted into the slot 6a, the blank 8 is bent along the score line 10,and the holes M1 and M2 are connected by a suitable fastening device M,which is shown in Fig. l. The blanks 1 and 8 may be rigidly or immovablyfixed to each other by the fastening device M, or said fastening deviceM may be of the pivot type.

In the assembly of blanks 1 and 8, tongue '7 is held perpendicular tothe main body blank 1 and the edge of said tongue 7 abuts the auxiliaryblank 8 at its bending line 10. Therefore, the auxiliary blank 8 is heldoffset from the main body blank 1 below the score line 19. The auxiliarybody blank 8 abuts the main body blank 1 above the score line 10.

Head and tail of animal figure The animal head comprises a main headblank 11, see Fig. 4, an outer head blank 22, see Fig. 5, and anintermediate head blank 21, also shown in Fig. 5.

The main head blank 11 is formed with simulated horns 119 and 119a,holes H3 and I3, and a substantially U-shaped mouth slit 12 which hasinwardly curved leg portions. The main head blank 11 is also providedwith score lines 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 which permit inwardadjustment of one side portion of the blank so that the remainderthereof assumes a convexly curved life-like configuration. A side tongue20 is formed adjacent to the inwardly adjustable portion for a purposeto appear presently.

The outer head blank 22 is seen in Fig. 5 and is formed with holes H1and I1.

Fig. 5 also shows an intermediate head blank 21, which is locatedbetween the main head blank 11 and the outer head blank 22 in theassembly of Fig. 1. This intermediate head blank 21 has holes H2 and 12.

In the assembly of Fig. l, the main head blank 11 is bent along itsscore lines 14-19 inclusive, and its tongue 20 extends through andfrictionally engages the walls of slot 6. In said assembly, a commonfastener H extends through the registering holes H4, H3, H2 and H1; anda common fastener I extends through the registering holes 13, I2 and I1.Said fastener I may also extend through the main body blank 1, ifdesired.

Fig. 5 also shows a ring blank 23. In the assembly, this is insertedinto the slot 12 of the head blank 11, in

. p 3 order to provide a frictional engagemen The blank 23 is providedwith an internal lug or tongue 24 which interlocks with the slot 12.

Fig. 4 also shows the tail blank 25, which has holes M3 and N1. In theassembly, a common fastening member M extends through the holes M1. andM2 and M3 and a supplemental fastening member N extends through the holeN1 and the body of said tail blank 25.

Upper part of rider Fig. 4 shows the blank 26 for the upper part of thebody of the rider. This blank 26 has a slot 27, a lateral integraltongue 23 which is provided by cutting out a slot 280, and holes G2, F2and E4. Fig. 4 also shows the front arm of the rider, which is formed ofa blank 23 and which has holes E3 and J2 and a tongue 33. Fig. 4 alsoshows an epaulet blank 31, which has holes 132 and E2.

Fig. 5 shows a blank 32 for a shoulder ornament. This blank 32 has ahole E1.

In order to assemble the upper body blank 26 and the front arm blank 29,the holes E4 and E3 are arranged in registry and a fastener E isinserted through the holes. The tongue 28 is disposed substantiallyperpendicular with respect to the blank 26 so that its free end abutsthe front arm blank 29 to maintain the latter in spaced relation withrespect to the body blank 26, thus presenting an appearance of depth.The epaulet blank 31 and the shoulder ornament blank 32 are alsoarranged with their respective holes E2 and E1 in registry with eachother and with the holes E3 and E4, so that the fastener B may alsoextend through all of said holes and secure the shoulder ornament andepaulet to the front arm 29 and upper body part 26.

Fig. 2 shows the neck blank 33 which has a hole 34, a hole E6, and atongue 35. This tongue 35 is inserted into the slot 27 of the blank 26.Fig. 2 also shows a hat blank 38 which has slots 39 and 40. Fig. 2. alsoshows a blank 41 for the hat band, and a face blank 36 which has a hole34a and which is bendable along score line 37.

Fig. 3 shows the neck blank 33 assembled with a face blank 36, so thatthe holes 34 and 34a register with each other. An imitation cigarette 42is held frictionally in the holes 34 and 34a. Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 alsoshow a brim blank 43, which is bendable along the score line 44 andwhich has a tongue 45.

In making the assembly of Fig. 3, the hat-band blank 41 is placed uponthe hat blank 38 and the neck of the hat band blank 41 is insertedthrough the slot 39 of the hat blank 38.

The brim blank 43 which is shown in Fig. 2, is placed upon the assembledblanks 38 and 41, and these three blanks are then placed on the top ofthe face blank 36, which is then placed on top of the neck blank 33.Fig. 3 shows staples 46 and 4611 which fix these blanks to each other.The tongue 45 is inserted through the slot 40 to frictionally engage thewalls of slot 40. The face blank 36 has an inwardly bent flap along itsscore line 37, in order to make the face blank 36 stand out from theneck blank 33. The brim blank 43 is bent along its score line 44, sothat the tongue of 45 can be locked in the slot 40.

The assembly of Fig. 3 may then be connected to the upper body blank 26by merely inserting the tongue 35 through the slot 27, and passing thefastener B through the hole E6.

Fig. 5 shows the scarf blank 47, which is bendable along its score line48. This scarf blank 47 has holes D3 and D1. The longitudinal distancebetween the hole D3 and the score line 48 is less than the longitudinaldistance between the score line 48 and the hole D1, so that the scarfband stands out from the neck blank 33 in the assembly of Fig. l. Acommon fastening member D extends through the registering holes D3 andD1 and 4 also through the registering hole D2 of the epaulet blank 31 inthe assembly.

As above noted, the front arm consists of the blank 29. Fig. 4 shows theblank 49 for the rear arm. This rear arm blank 49 has holes A2, C3 andE5 and it is bendable along the score line fit It has a tongue 51. Inthe assembly, the common fastening member E extends through theregistering holes E3 and E5. In the assembled device, the blank 49 isbent slightly along the score line 50. Fig. 5 shows the glove blank 52for the front glove. This front glove blank 52 is provided with a scoreline 53, a slot line 54 and holes J1 and 13. This front glove blank 52is bent along the score line 53 and the tongue 30 of the front arm blank29 is inserted through the slot 54. A common fastening member I extendsthrough the holes l1, l2 and 13. The distance between the hole 33 andthe score line 53, is less than the distance between the hole J1 andsaid score line 53, so that the exposed part of the front glove blankstands out in relief against the front arm.

Fig. 5 shows the blank 55 for the rear glove. This rear glove blank 55has a score line 56, a slot 57 and holes A1 and A3.

in the assembly, the tongue 51 of the rear arm blank 49 extends throughthe slot 57, and a common fastening member A extends through theregistering holes A1, A2 and A3.

Fig. 5 shows the rein blank 63. This has a tongue 64 which frictionallyengages the front glove blank 52 between its thumb and first finger.This rein blank 63 has a slot 65 which is engaged by the tongue 5 of themain body blank 1 in the assembly.

Lower part of rider Fig. 4 shows the belt-blank 58, which has holes G1and F1. This belt blank 58 is applied in fiat form to the blank 26 whichprovides the upper part of the body of the rider. A common fasteningmember G extends through the hole G1 of belt blank 58 and the hole G2 ofblank 26. Another common fastening member F extends through the holes F1and F2.

Fig. 4 shows a front leg blank 59, which has holes G3, F3, K1 and L1.This is assembled with a boot blank 60, which has 'holes K2 and L2. Inthe assembly, the boot blank 60 is intermediate the front leg blank 59and the body blank 1. The fastening member L extends through the holesL1, L2 and L3. The fastening member K extends through the holes K1 andK2. The member G extends through the holes G5, G3 and G1 and G2. Thefastening member F extends through the holes F4, F3, F2 and F1. Thedistance between the holes F3 and L1 is greater than the distancebetween the holes F4 and L3, in order to arch the front leg-blank 59.

As noted hereinbefore, each fastener and its associated holes areindicated by the same general reference letter and the various holes areindicated by the same general reference letter and by respectiveadditional numbers. Further, the additional numbers of the holes of eachrespective series are in numerical order, according to their sequence inthe assembly. That is, in each series the lowest additional numberdesignates the front member of the respective series.

Fig. 4 shows the blank 61 for the rear leg and the supplemental bootblank 62 for the rear leg. The rear leg blank 61 has holes B1, C1, J4,G4 and F4. The rear boot blank 62 has holes B2 and C2. A commonfastening member B extends through the holes B1 and B2. Another commonfastening member C extends through the holes C1, C2 and C3 and C4. Thefastening member I also extends through the holes I 4. The fasteningmember F also extends through the hole F4.

Rosette-like ornaments 136 and 137 are preferably arranged one upon theother and secured to the front and rear legs by the fasteners L, K, Band C.

Fig. 5 shows the pack blank 66. This is provided with tongues 67, 68 and69. This blank 66 is also bendable along score lines 70, 71, 72, 73 and74. The fringe blank 75 is fixed by adhesive to the pack blank 66,between the score lines 70 and 74.

Fig. 6 shows a blank 76 which comprises a part of the supporting frame.This frame blank 76 has slots 77 and 77a and score lines 78, 79, 80, 81,82 and 83. This blank 76 is cut to provide tongues 84, 85, 86 and 87which are bendable on the lines 82 and 83. This blank 76 is alsoprovided with notches 88 and 89.

Fig. 7 shows how the blank 76 has been bent along its transverse scorelines 78, 79, 80 and 81 in order to provide a box-like frame element 90whose walls are glued or otherwise fixed to each other. The tongues 84,85, 86 and 87 are bent inwardly into this box-like frame 90, in order toprovide spaces for display bottles.

Fig. 7 also shows how the pack blank 66 is bent along its score lines70, 71, 72, 73 and 74, for assembly with the box-like frame element 90.The tongue 67 of pack blank 66 is interlocked with the notch 88, and thetongue 69 of pack blank 66 is interlocked with the notch 89. Thesetongues 67 and 69 enter the open ends of the boxlike structure 90, andtheir top edges enter the notches 88 and 89 and frictionally engage thewalls of said notches 88 and 89. The tongue 68 is bent over the frontwall of the frame element 90 into the space defined by tongues 86 and87.

Fig. 7 shows additional pack blanks 91, 92 and 93. The blank 91 has atongue 94 and a slot 95. The blank 92 is bendable on score lines 96, 97and 98 and it has tongues 99 and 100. The blank 93 has a slot 101 and atongue 102. As shown in Fig. 7, the frame-element 90 has an upstandingflap in which the slots 77 and 77a are located. The broken lines of Fig.7 indicate the respective parts of the additional pack-blanks which areassembled with the frame-element 90. The tongue 94 enters the spacebetween the tongues 84 and 85. The tongue 102 enters the space betweenthe tongues 86 and 87. The tongue 99 is inserted through the slot 95 andthen through the slot 77. The tongue 100 is inserted through the slot101 and then through the slot 7711. In the assembly of Fig. l the blank92 is in bent form, being bent along the longitudinal score line 96.

Fig. 8 shows the main frame-blank 103. This blank 103 is provided withparallel score lines 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110 and 111. Saidblank 103 is also provided with holes M3, G5, C4, J5, B3, H5, 125, 124,123, 132, 121, 131 and 120. Said blank 103 is also provided with atongue 112 which has a hole N2. Said blank 103 is also provided with atongue 114 which has a score line 115. A U-shaped slot 116 is providedin said blank 103, in order to provide a bendable tongue 117. The blank103 is bent along the four lower score lines 108- 111 in order toprovide a lower box-like frame element 118 Whose walls are fixed to eachother by adhesive or other means. In this box'like element 118, the hole120 is above the hole 121 and these two holes are along a line which isinclined to the vertical direction, in order to hold the figure of thehorse inclined to the horizontal direction, as shown in Fig. l.

The upper part of the blank 103 is bent along the upper score lines104-107 to provide an upper box-like frame element 122, in which thehole 123 is at a higher level than the hole 124 and the companion hole125. In said box-like structure 122, the holes 123 and 124 are aligned.These elements 118 and 122 are integral with the wall 135 of blank 103.

A tube or standard 126, which can be made of cardboard, is fixed to theinner face of the hat blank 38 by a fastening member 127, which may bean elastic band. A spacer sleeve 128 spaces the frame elements 118 and122 from each other. This tube 126 extends into a supporting socket 129which is mounted upon a suitable base 130 which rests upon the floor.This tube 126 extendsthrough the openings 120, 121, 123 and 124.Openings 131 and 132 are aligned with the opening 125 in the assembly ofFig. 9. A supplemental tube 133 extends through openings 131, 132 andand is held frictionally in said openings.

This tube 133, which has 'a spacer sleeve 134-, abuts the respectiveimperforate part of the top wall of the frame element 122. The fasteningmember F extends through hole F5, and the other fastening members extendthrough the corresponding holes of blank 103. The tongue 117 is benttransversely in order to maintain the frame element 118 in box-likeshape. The bending of the blank 103 along the score line 115, and alongthe score line 108 of the wall 135, provides an angular shape at therear of the frame which increases its rigidity.

As seen in Fig. 1, the pack assembly appears to be carried on the backof the rider. The appearance may be efiected by seating the box-likestructure 90 on the top wall of the frame element 122 and, preferably,securing the box-like structure to the frame element by adhesive orother appropriate means. In Fig. 9, for purposes of clarity ofunderstanding, the box-like structure 90 is shown in spaced relationabove the frame element 22, its assembled position being shown indot-and-dash lines.

From the foregoing, it is seen that the present invention fullyaccomplishes its intended objects, and provides an advertising displaydevice which is relatively staunch and rigid in its assembled condition.

There has been illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of theinvention, but it is obvious that numerous changes, omissions andtranspositions may be made without departing from the scope of theinvention.

We claim:

1. A simulated animal figure fabricated of relatively stifi, bendablesheet material, said figure comprising a main body portion having a pairof front legs and a single rear leg, a laterally projecting tab on saidmain body portion adjacent to the rear end thereof and having a freeend, an auxiliary body portion having a single rear leg and being formedwith a substantially longitudinally extending fold line, said auxiliarybody portion being provided on opposite sides of said fold line withmeans for attachment to said main body portion on opposite sides of saidtab, the projecting free end of said tab being in abutting engagementwith said auxiliary body portion adjacent to said fold line, saidauxiliary body portion thus being retained in bent condition and spacedfrom said main body portion to present a realistic, three-dimensionalappearance.

2. A simulated animal figure according to claim 1, in combination with ahead member formed on one side edge portion with a plurality of foldlines, said one side edge portion being foldable inwards along said foldlines so that the remainder of said head member presents a convexlycurved surface contour, and securing means for attaching said headmember to said main body portion and retaining said head member in itsinwardly folded condition, whereby said head member combines with saidmain and auxiliary body portions to simulate an animal figure having asolid head.

3. A simulated animal figure fabricated of relatively stiff, bendablesheet material, said figure comprising a main body portion, and a headmember formed on one side edge portion with a plurality of fold lines,said one side edge portion being foldable inwards along said fold linesso that the remainder of said head member presents a convexly curvedsurface contour, and securing means for attaching said head member tosaid main body portion and retaining said head member in its inwardlyfolded condition, whereby said head member combines with said main bodyportion to simulate an animal figure having a solid head.

4. A display device fabricated of relatively stiff, bendable sheetmaterial and adapted to simulate an animal and rider, said devicecomprising: a main body portion having a pair of front legs and a singlerear leg, a laterally projecting tab on said main body portion adjacentto the rear end thereof, an auxiliary body portion having a single rearleg and formed with a substantially longitudinally extending fold line,said auxiliary body portion being provided on opposite sides of saidfold line with means for attachment to said main body portion onopposite sides of said tab, the projecting end of said tab being inabutting engagement with said auxiliary body portion adjacent to saidfold line, to thereby space said auxiliary body portion from said mainbody portion, a head member formed on one side edge portion with aplurality of fold lines, said one side edge portion being foldableinwards along said fold line so that the remainder of said head memberpresents a convexly curved surface contour, securing means for attachingsaid head member to said main body portion and retaining said headmember in its inwardly folded condition, said head member thussimulating a solid animal head, an upper rider body attached to saidmain body portion and extending upwardly therefrom, a laterallyprojecting lug on said upper rider body, a pair of rider leg membersattached to said upper rider body adjacent to the lower end thereof andextending downwardly therefrom on opposite sides of the main bodyportion and secured to the main body portion, a pair of rider armmembers attached to said upper rider body adjacent to the upper endthereof, the free end of said lug abutting one of said rider arm membersto space the latter from said upper rider body, and a head assemblyattached to the upper end of said upper rider body.

5. A display device according to claim 4, said head assembly comprisingan elongated neck member having its lower end attached to said upperrider body, and a face member formed with a longitudinally extendingfold line and having its upper end attached to the upper end of saidneck member, said face member being foldable along said fold line so asto stand out from said neck member.

6. A display device according to claim 4, said head assembly comprisingan elongated neck member having its lower end attached to said upperrider body, a face member formed with a longitudinally extending foldline and having its upper end attached to the upper end of said neckmember, said face member being foldable along said fold line so as tostand out from said neck member, a hat member attached to said face andneck members, and a hat-brim member having one end attached to said hatmember, the other end of said hat-brim member being bendable to alaterally extending position, and a tongue on said other end of saidhat-brim member insertable through and frictionally retained in said hatmember to hold said brim member in said laterally extending position.

7. A display device according to claim 4, in combination with a frame onone side of said main body portion and upper rider body and supportingsaid main body portion and upper rider body, and a simulated pack assembly resting upon said frame and arranged to afford the appearance ofbeing carried by said rider.

8. A display device according to claim 7, said frame being formed of ablank attached to one side of said main body portion and upper riderbody and having a series of parallel spaced fold lines adjacent to itsupper and lower ends, there being a plurality of through aperturesformed in said blank, each aperture being intermediate and adjacent apair of said fold lines, said blank being toldable along said fold linesto form spaced upper and lower box-like structures for rigidifying saidmain body portion and upper rider body, the upper of said box-likestructures supporting said pack assembly, said apertures being inregistry when said blank is in said folded condition for receivingamounting standard.

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